“This massive concentration of economic resources in the hands of fewer people presents a significant threat to inclusive political and economic systems. People are increasingly separated by economic and political power, inevitably heightening social tensions and increasing the risk of societal breakdown.”

Oxfam International reported about the huge gap between the rich power-elite versus half the world's poor on January 21, 2014, as the World Economic Forum was set to begin in Davos, Switzerland, the next day with the most influential money-power players in international trade, business, finance and politics.

January 31, 2014 Zurich, Switzerland - The World Economic Forum began on January 22, 2014, in Davos, Switzerland, where the most influential money-power players in international trade, business, finance and politics came together to make more deals and solidify their elite hold on the world's barter system. The day before on January 21st, Oxfam International reported that the 85 wealthiest individuals on this planet have assets equal to the bottom 3.55 billion poorest combined.

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